Biden Administration's Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg knows everything when it comes to airline mergers, electric vehicle chargers, or the massive infrastructure law that may become President Joe Biden’s legacy. But, ask him about the ongoing attack on LGBTQ+ rights in this country and this most senior-ever gay official in government grows more intense. In a recent interview with TIME, he said that the hate-mongering is not faded, rather it has got worse. His statement holds more gravity after 36 Republican Senators and 169 House members voted against last year’s Respect For Marriage Act. He also mentioned that "there’s utility, political utility, in targeting trans people and LGBTQ people more generally." This is the frightening reality of LGBTQ+ rights in this country. After securing a victory on abortion, the culture warriors have turned to identity politics as an animating force. Pointing at the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which he says has been the law of the land for longer than he has been alive, he says, " I don't think anything is safe." #LGBTQ+ Civil Rights